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After 1,000 years of warfare of the God Wars, and have 100 years of general strife in the aftermath, legend tells of a new age when heroes would come forth and right the wrongs of the world and lead it into peace and prosperity.  But how?  Now that is the million dollar question.

In many games, the Gods work in mysterious ways.  Especially in fantasy campaigns, we often find religion and dieties as driving forces within the context of the game.  So how do characters observe these religions.  Are they merely occasional devotees of their Gods?  Or are they fanatical followers?  Perhaps they’re somewhere in between

Any war that rages on for a thousand years is bound to have consequences.  Nothing will remain the same as before.  The great cities that existed before have fallen.  Mere villages rise up to dot the landscape as mighty city-states.  Things always change.  After such a war, the changes are more noticeable.

The God Wars were the worst event in the history of The Burned Lands.  As the Gods decended into madness, their followers followed suit, creating a world where great knowledge, art, and magic were lost for all times.  For a thousand years, the war killed and maimed generations of people.  Thankfully, that madness has been [...]

With the blog carnival in full effect, here’s the latest addition to The Burned Lands, my homebrew world that is currently in development.  The term class groups may sound like roles from 4e, but really they aren’t.  Instead, these are classes that have some sort of bond based on common origins, common command structures, etc.  [...]

Continuing along with my entry into the RPG Blog Carnival, I thought I’d take a moment to share the Burned Lands magic system for a moment.  This is one place that I actually go way, way off from the core rules.  So far, I haven’t actually play tested it, and frankly it could suck major [...]

I’m a huge history buff.  One of the most fascinating eras for me is found in Britian after the Roman’s pull out, but before it converted to a Saxon realm.  This is the time that any historical King Arthur would have lived, and the era is beyond cool in my opinion.  This has inspired me [...]